Journal of an early labor organizer
Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 14 2013 22:08
An article by Philip Foner introducing the journal of an 1840s labor organizer from New England.
Organized labor and the black worker in the 1970s - Philip S. Foner
Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 12 2013 02:50
An essay by Philip S. Foner about the relation between the AFL-CIO unions and Black Americans in the 1970s.
Documents of the Knights of Labor
Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 12 2013 02:34
Letters from the South Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, revealing that the color line still remained a serious problem, and that the Knights did not succeed in breaking down the wall separating white and black. They also throw light on some of the special problems facing the KoL when it moved into the South.
A martyr to his cause: the scenario of the first labor film in the United States
The background and script to A Martyr to His Cause, the first labor film, made in 1911 in defense of the McNamara brothers,who were accused of bombing the Los Angeles Times during a labor dispute.
The IWW and the black worker
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Aug 30 2012 05:53
A piece by historian Philip Foner on the IWW's efforts to organize black workers and its outlook on race in the United States.
